Chapter 188 – Spring Rain
Preparations for sortie across the sea have been completed.
Artemis and I are looking at the troops being inspected in the flight unit hangar on the upper level of the shelter.
3 transport helicopters.
One large transport helicopter.
Two attack helicopters.
The sight of neatly maintained flight units lined up under dark lighting is a sight to behold.
In front of it, heavily armed stalker robots are lined up.
The ink-colored limbs, twisted like ropes, gleamed with a strange luster in the darkness.
Artificial muscles that have the power to lift a rolling rock and the agility of a wild animal.
In their hands are terrible weapons that cannot be handled by human strength. Anything that stands in the way will be torn to pieces and burned.
But what pulls the trigger is not fear, selfishness, or anger. The electrical signal from the cold algorithm simply orders slaughter.
A strong body, weapons like the sun, and a heart like ice. In fact, each one can be compared to a one-man army.
When I think back to the early days when I used homemade pipe guns to give slow, old robots a go, I get emotional.
In the last row of stalker robots, there were four robots that particularly caught the eye.
The stomachs of stalker robots have thick limbs. It is a huge muscle mass that reminds us of the Hulk or Venom in the movies.
“Is that the new product you mentioned?”
“That’s right. This is a specially produced product for this operation, and the model name is Hercules. “I also thought about the things you were so worried about.”
As Artemis gestured, a Hercules grabbed a forklift passing nearby. And that too with just one arm.
“Oh my god.”
The sight of the heavy forklift being lifted without difficulty and waiting without moving is almost absurd.
“This is a specialist list to prepare for situations such as when the passage inside the aircraft carrier is collapsed, the opening and closing device is damaged, or an alien to be rescued has to be brought in with life support. “I will immediately cut off any pipes or rebars blocking the way and open the way.”
“I was thinking of something like a high-level cutting machine or a small incubator that could be assembled on site.”
It is a method so tough that it cannot be considered a solution provided by Artemis.
“If your body is weak, your head suffers needlessly. If you can do it, this ignorant method is surprisingly effective.”
Artemis gently waved her index finger.
“This is the advantage of artificial muscles. “As long as the supporting framework and balance issues are resolved, it is possible to drastically increase output, i.E., Muscle mass.”
“Actually, it’s meant to be used like an engineer, so how about using it for combat?”
It is a de facto mini robot juggernaut. How amazing it would be in real life.
“I tried the simulation, but it’s not very effective for combat. The power consumption is too high, so activity time is limited. Because of its size and weight, it cannot make agile and acrobatic movements like Stalker. You definitely aren’t going to engage in hand-to-hand combat, are you? “I’m going to use weapons to fight anyway, so the size of a stalker is just right.”
“Still, it might be cool. A bunch of those guys and Juggernaut fighting with bare fists in an empty space like an arena.”
It will truly be the ultimate match-up that will ignite a man’s dreams.
“Wow.”
Artemis looked like she couldn’t stop him, but her gaze was warm.
“Ah!”
The corners of her eyes twitched.
“It’s coming.”
“Huh?”
“It will rain soon.”
Artemis said, jumping in place.
Even though she still looks like a teenager, her breasts, which already boast an unusual presence, shook greatly.
“It’s the first spring rain.”
He said while looking at the ceiling of the dark hangar. By now, the sky beyond must be filled with dark clouds.
The first rain that Artemis had been waiting for so long had arrived.
“Let’s go out now!”
She ran over and grabbed my hand.
“There’s no need to rush when it’s not even a shower. It will take several days anyway, so even if we go slowly…”
“I want to hit the first drop or two. While walking normally, you land on your forehead or cheek! That feeling of falling and looking at the sky and thinking, ‘Huh?'”
The anticipation on her face blocked any words I could say.
“The review ends here. Everyone disperses.”
He spoke briefly before being led out of the hangar by Artemis.
With a silent salute, the away team’s robots all took their usual movements.
The mechanical sound of artificial muscles, joints, and hydraulics moving resonates in the quiet hangar.
A harmony created by dozens of perfectly matched movements. It was quiet yet contained the weight of a mountain.
* * *
Rooftop garden on the top floor of the shelter.
Artemis looks at the sky from the top of the mountain that covers the underground city.
Dark clouds cover the whole world in darkness. Not a single ray of sunlight shines until the end of the sea.
The once blue sea turned dark blue and showed hostility to all beings that did not belong to the water.
The strong wind that is characteristic before rain cannot be left out.
The trees, flowers, and blades of grass swaying vigorously demonstrate a green parade.
Artemis’s favorite white sleeveless dress fluttered like crazy, and she opened her arms like a cross to welcome the wind.
A slender neck, milky armpits, large breasts that the dress did not dare to cover, and the area between the thighs and crotch. The wind containing water and salt penetrates all of those places.
“Ahaha, this feels really strange.”
She clapped her hands and giggled. It is a precious sight that can only be seen when you are in a perfect mood.
“What’s strange?”
“It feels like the wind is blowing around my body. Especially here!”
Artemis put her hands inside the sleeveless dress and cupped her breasts from the inside.
Her large breasts rose up, creating a fantastic shape, and the protruding nipple marks became even more prominent.
She always sticks to wearing no bra because it feels cramped. She said her own breasts wouldn’t sag permanently and would maintain their firmness anyway, so what’s the point of wearing a bra?
“The wind blows through my cleavage, side breasts, and lower breasts without stopping, and it’s so refreshing!”
“Because the air is clear these days.”
“Huh. Jinsu, have you been enjoying this pleasant sensation every time it rains?”
Sway!
When Artemis removed her hand from her dress, a large ripple of weight occurred. But she was so resilient that as soon as she went down, she came up again.
“No, I guess I can’t do it.”
I will never know the sensations she enjoys now.
Even though it is an outdoor garden that is quite tastefully maintained, it is ultimately just a garden. However, like a child who came to her first amusement park, Artemis could not stay still even for a moment.
For her, who has lived her entire life in cyberspace and is a collection of her functions and logic, nature itself is a huge amusement park.
“Strange smell.”
Artemis held her pointed nose.
“But I like it.”
And she smiled and let go of her hand.
Natural pickpockets are running everywhere. The humid wind was stealing the scent from every member it encountered.
Healthy soil and the grass rooted in it, moist tree bark and mushrooms forming caps on its surface, the rancid taste of sea microorganisms and the sweetness of blooming flowers.
Artemis takes a deep breath. She took in scent particles everywhere on the goddess’ body.
It’s not something that can be called a scent, but it smells fresh and full of vitality.
For modern people who are tired and tired, it will provide more peace of mind than a multi-million won perfume.
“I’m glad this isn’t a city. The smell when it rains in a place full of asphalt and concrete is really unpleasant. “You’ll hate it too.”
“Hmm.”
She crossed her arms and closed her eyes. Is it at least a simulation through component comparison?
“Ugh.”
She immediately frowned and plugged her nose.
“Just imagining it makes me sick.”
She spoke in a nose-blind voice.
For her, with her transcendent computing power, her imagination seems to bring about clear impressions like reality.
“I’m sorry, I said something unnecessary.”
That moment.
Knock.
Water drops fell from the sky.
“Ah!”
Artemis opens her palms and looks at the sky.
Knock.
When the flowers received raindrops on their faces, they were divided into dozens of fine fragments and scattered everywhere.
Knock.
Drops begin to fall on her forehead, shoulders, and even on her palms.
Artemis’ golden eyes were curved like a crescent moon, and a drawn smile appeared on her lips. The same goes for me when I see that.
Before the infection war, when I was living a normal life, this kind of joy did not exist.
The moment I got hit by one drop, I started looking for my umbrella with a curse like ‘Damn it.’
“Ahahaha!”
But now, I am extremely grateful for every single drop, this sudden uninvited guest.
Heaven gave Artemis ample consideration. It kept the drizzle falling for quite a long time.
She started dancing in the rain.
I took off the sandals I had worn and threw them away.
Her porcelain bare feet step on grass, dirt, and rotting leaves.
The soft soil, not like sidewalk blocks, took care of those noble steps as if blessing them.
When grains of dark brown soil and sand penetrated between the long, thin toes, the next moment, dew-soaked grass blades came running.
He wiped her dirty feet with green leaves as if a forest nymph was serving her.
It looks fantastic, but there’s just one thing that’s missing.
“It’s a strange dance, after all.”
Artemis is in trouble.
It was a strange body movement that was 80% strange, 15% comical, and 5% cute, so it could not be labeled as a goddess’s dance moves.
“What are you doing there? Come here quickly.”
As if she didn’t know my sentiments, she smiled and ran over to me and took my hand.
That’s how we got entangled together.
The rain hit her whole body as she engaged in a strange act that I couldn’t tell if it was dancing, walking, or just running in place.
Her pale skin, with water droplets under the dark sky, seemed to glow on its own.
Shoot aaaaa.
The rain started slowly and gradually became stronger.
“I guess I should avoid the rain now, right?”
Artemis was already drenched from her drizzle for a long time. It’s no different from a fox getting caught in the rain.
She took Artemis’ hand and tried to head to the shelter elevator, but she held on.
“Let’s go over there.”
The place her finger pointed to was a pavilion.
“Isn’t it cold?”
The only thing Artemis is wearing right now is a sleeveless dress. She is so wet that it clings to her bare skin, making her almost half-naked.
“At all. I’m weak in strength, but other than that, I’m just as strong as you, right? Moreover, the weather has cleared up and is warm, perhaps because of the spring rain.”
I nodded my head calmly at the resolute expression that said no objection would be allowed.
“Where did you put your sandals?”
“It’s close, so just go. “I’ll find it later.”
Now it was almost pouring rain.
Neither of us will catch a cold, but being caught in a violent downpour of rain is not a very pleasant sensation.
“Ouch.”
While running in a hurry, Artemis suddenly stopped.
There were tree roots where she lifted her feet. It wasn’t sharp, but it was bumpy and seemed to cause pain.
There were even pebbles and small tree branches here and there in front of it.
Without even thinking too deeply, I just picked up Artemis.
Was it because cold rain was falling all over the world? Perhaps because of the contrast, her wet body was so warm.
So much so that I feel regretful about the short time it takes to run to the pavilion.
When we entered the arbor and dropped Artemis off, she rolled up the hem of her skirt and held it.
She was smiling brightly as if this act was also one of her bucket list.
Jorororok.
The water poured down, and a small puddle formed in front of her feet, but I was distracted.
“Artemis you.”
“Huh?”
“Why don’t you wear some underwear?”
She wasn’t just wearing a bra. Nothing was worn underneath either.
“Why?”
She asked naturally.
“Why…”
“It’s inconvenient. “I don’t secrete anything, and it’s always clean, so why?”
“…”
I was speechless in the face of pragmatic and correct opinions.
“Aren’t you embarrassed?”
She finished tying the hem of her skirt and elegantly ran her hair through the back of her hand. Brilliant water droplets scattered with the force of creating a rainbow.
“I am Artemis. There is no shame in this beautiful and perfect body.”
Looking back, she wasn’t particularly embarrassed about revealing her naked body.
Just as ancient royals freely revealed their naked bodies in front of her maids and servants.
She was only ashamed of her own actions or situations that she considered shameful.
Artemis, who had roughly squeezed out the moisture, walked lightly inside the pavilion.
“It’s not for nothing that people like floors.”
He seemed to like the feel of the wooden floor.
She spread out the entire sole of her beautiful foot and walked as if brushing against it, savoring the feel of the wood.
“…”
I prepared a long list of things I could give Artemis, who now has a body, to experience.
I thought and thought about what she would like and what she would be interested in and made many plans.
But since she woke up, I have no time to implement them.
This is because Artemis was happy with just every little thing.
A genuine smile, not a neat, sometimes accusatory smile, that was shown on the other side of the monitor. It was constantly being shown.
Just breathing, inhaling the smell, the feel of the palms and soles of the feet, the feeling of the wind.
I’m so satisfied with just this, what else can I do?
My role is only one.
“What are you doing? Come here quickly.”
Artemis, who was sitting at the end of his pavilion, slapped the seat next to her.
Reliably protecting the seat next to her when she calls. There is only one thing.
Rain and wind pouring down so much that they wash away everything in the world.
Rumbling!
Thunder and lightning finally revealed their presence.
We hugged each other’s shoulders, surrounded by them.
The water that soaked the body retained each other’s body heat and became a bridge connecting flesh to flesh.
Their gaze shifts to each other.
From the stormy sea to the breath we exhale, and from the breath to our lips.
“…”
“…”
My hand held her shoulder, and her hand held my chest.
Artemis’ lips were warm.
Her lips shyly followed my lead from beginning to end, but did not allow me to back down at the last moment.
As she moved further away, her lips followed closer and longed to share more warmth.
That was our first kiss.
